Meet The Team

Andrea Griffin is the daughter of Dr. Lucy and grew up in Taos, NM. She headed east after high school and studied Interdisciplinary Arts and Theater and has a BA from Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. While she was continually influenced by her mother’s work and as a teenager worked at Colonias Chiropractic Center as a receptionist, she was never pressured to follow in her mother’s foot steps. Entirely on her own she began to gravitate towards body work and found that it came rather naturally.

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Andrea went to massage school at the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts in Flagstaff, Arizona and was a licensed massage therapist for four years. She then decided to attend Palmer College of Chiropractic, Florida campus, and graduated in December of 2015.

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She now resides in Arroyo Hondo, NM with her two children.

"Dr. Lucy" as she is affectionately called in Taos is the owner of Colonias Chiropractic Center. She graduated from Los Angeles College of Chiropractic in Whittier, California in 1981. She received the 1996 Janet Travell, M.D. Soft Tissue Pain Management Award from the American Academy of Pain 
Management and was the first chiropractor to receive this award. 

 

She has been practicing in Taos, NM since 1992.

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To read more about her and her work go to the Lucy Whyte Ferguson tab at the top of the page.

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Dr. Catherine Clement is a Doctor of Chiropractic dedicated to providing a comprehensive, holistic approach to scoliosis and spinal health. Her unique professional path integrates advanced spinal care with movement science and emotional well-being.

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Dr. Clement’s clinical focus began through her initial career as a certified Pilates instructor, where she developed a specialization in clients with movement challenges, post-surgical recovery, and complex conditions. This hands-on experience revealed the profound interplay between physical structure and emotional resilience in managing chronic diagnoses. To address this fully, she pursued and earned a Master’s degree in Positive Psychology Coaching. Seeking the deepest possible understanding of the spine, she then achieved her Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Life University. Dr. Clement now synthesizes these disciplines—chiropractic care, movement anatomy (including the Franklin Method), and coaching psychology—into her innovative practice. She founded Scolilove Studios and developed The Spinal Harmony Program to empower patients through education and integrated care, helping them move from diagnosis to strength with confidence and resilience.​

Spike Lynch, M.D. is a Family Practice Physician, subspecializing in Pain Management. He has been helping people in pain in Taos, NM since 2001.

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He was born and raised in New Mexico with heritage dating back to the Spanish Land Grant days, obtained an undergraduate degree, medical school, and residency training all from the University of New Mexico. He enjoys a “hands-on” approach to treatment using various injection techniques including Trigger Point and Prolotherapy. Besides being an integral member of a multi-discipline approach to therapy at Colonias Chiropractic Center, he supervises the Pain Management Clinic at Taos Pueblo IHS, and can also be found at Mogul Medical Urgent Care in Taos Ski Valley during the ski season.

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Spike is also an avid/rabid rock-climber, biker and skier – frequenting our beautiful wilderness around Taos. He strives to encourage a healthy lifestyle by imparting a bit of a gift of healing to all he treats.

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After years of chronic childhood neck pain & headaches, then later sacroiliac & knee pain from pregnancy & running, relief finally came after her first chiropractic adjustment. Andrea spent 5 years in the Marine Corps, then landed in Las Vegas, NM, working as a receptionist/billing clerk in the same clinic where she would receive that life-changing adjustment. Dr. Ignacio received her Chiropractic degree in 2002 and returned to Vegas to practice. Six years later she accepted a position in the spine clinic of a private hospital in Saudi Arabia, later establishing the first chiropractic service in a Saudi government hospital, then joined a private sports rehab clinic in nearby Bahrain, where she experienced providing on-site care with her colleagues for participants in the Calisthenics World Cup, the BSBK Super Bike Challenge races, the Bahrain Ironman and the Formula 1 races at the Bahrain International Circuit, among other local events.

 

Dr. Ignacio has also recently completed a prototype and patent application for a kinesthetic learning model for neurological pathways. She and a German design partner are currently seeking investors in order to develop the concept as a virtual or augmented reality program for clinical education. She is an enthusiastic tech early-adopter, reader/writer, jewelry maker, collage artist in Bahrain & Qatar.

Devin has been practicing massage since 2016. She has a background in social services specializing in personal and medical care for adults with developmental disabilities and end of life care. Her transition to therapeutic massage was a natural and satisfying progression for her and believes her years physically supporting vulnerable humans has given her greater insight into how to address and respond to client needs with sensitivity. 

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Devin is continuously amazed by the profound impact of touch and presence on the body organism. With deep, compassionate listening, she works in concert with her clients to restore balance and organization and believes this is the body’s natural and preferred state. Through a variety of modalities and knowledge of anatomy, she helps remind clients they are whole and interconnected, while thoughtfully addressing their complaints and discomforts. Clients leave having their needs listened to and addressed.

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Heidi grew up the child of Hippies in Northern California, receiving alternative health treatments from Chiropractors, Doctors of Oriental Medicine, and healing arts practitioners at Esalen. These experiences were the foundation for her desire to work in the hands on modalities. While life has taken her in some interesting directions (She was a firefighter in California, a teacher in the Healing Arts Program at UNM and The Santa Fe School of Massage, and a Spa Director in Taos and Santa Fe) for the last 20 years she has continued to work in the treatment room because that is where she find her greatest connections and fulfillment.

A graduate of The Scherer Institute for Natural Healing, Heidi has continued her education to include Ayurvedic treatments, Reflexology, Facilitated Stretching, Kinesio Taping, Lymphatic and Myofascial Massage.

A recipient of Spa Magazine’s Favorite Spa Professional Award and featured in a cover article in Organic Spa Magazine, Heidi’s biggest rewards come from the people she works with, in the form of trust that each individual places in the hands of their practitioner.
For twenty years she has been a patient and super fan of Dr. Lucy, her insight and methodology, and The Colonias Chiropractic Practice.